Karl Swenson
Acting
Born: 1908-07-23 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1978-10-08
Biography
Karl Swenson (July 23, 1908 – October 8, 1978) was an American theatre, radio, film, and television actor. Swenson is remembered for his role as the doomsayer in the diner in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963) and as the voice of Merlin in Disney's The Sword in the Stone (1963). On television, he had numerous credits in guest roles on various shows, especially Westerns, including episodes of Bonanza, The Virginian, and Gunsmoke. He had a major recurring role as Walnut Grove founder Lars Hanson
🎬 Movies (30)
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
1995
(voice) (archive footage)
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
1990
Merlin (archive footage) (voice)
Disney's Halloween Treat
1982
Merlin (voice) (archive footage)
Disney's Greatest Villains
1977
Merlin (voice) (archive footage)
The Gun and the Pulpit
1974
Adams
Ulzana's Raid
1972
Rukeyser
The New Healers
1972
Mr. Fisherman
Vanishing Point
1971
Clerk
A Howling in the Woods
1971
Apperson
… tick… tick… tick…
1970
Frank Braddock Sr.
The Wild Country
1970
Jensen
Hour of the Gun
1967
Dr. Charles Goodfellow
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
Dr. Keller
Seconds
1966
Dr. Morris
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
Theodore Roosevelt
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
Mr. Rudd
Major Dundee
1965
Captain Waller
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
Doc Isdell
The Birds
1963
Le prophète de malheur ivre au bar
The Prize
1963
Hilding
The Sword in the Stone
1963
Merlin (voice)
The Man from Galveston
1963
Sheriff
Lonely are the Brave
1962
Rev. Hoskins
Walk on the Wild Side
1962
Schmidt
How the West Was Won
1962
Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Spiral Road
1962
Insp. Bevers
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
Heinrich Geuter
North to Alaska
1960
Lars Nordqvist
Ice Palace
1960
Scotty Ballantyne
Flaming Star
1960
Dred Pierce
📺 TV Shows (30)
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Lars Hanson
Happy Days
1974
Doc Elliot
1973
Ghost Story
1972
Ed Barnes
Emergency!
1972
Gus
Cannon
1971
The Odd Couple
1970
Captain Potter
The Immortal
1970
The Young Rebels
1970
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Abel Morgan
The Mod Squad
1968
The Outcasts
1968
Ironside
1967
Vet
Cimarron Strip
1967
Dr. Kihlgren
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Tarzan
1966
The Rat Patrol
1966
Colonel Seidner
Mission: Impossible
1966
Dr. Ziegler
CBS Playhouse
1966
Dr. Keller
The Big Valley
1965
Steve Minter
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Dr. Karl Svenson
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Col. Harper
Profiles in Courage
1964
Chynoweth
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
Coley Bishop
The Fugitive
1963
Morgan
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Dakotas
1963
Mr. Novak
1963
Mr. Haskell